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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Jan 20

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Receipts

1,989 head

▼ 274 vs last sale 2,263▼ 44 vs year ago 2,033 · −2.2%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. Many load lots today. Compared to last week lighter steers were mostly 7.00-10.00 lower, 850-900 pounds steers steady to 2.00 lower. Light heifers 550-650 pounds steady to 7.00 higher, 700 pound heifers 5.00 lower. Demand good. Active trade.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.59/cwt on 1,077 head.

Average price

$161.59

1,077 head · 775 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$348

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$15.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.35

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	517	176.33	911	24
Medium and Large 1	781	161.25	1,259	1,053

One grade step is worth $15.08/cwt here — about −$348 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,077 hd

161.59

—

IA average10 barns · 9,747 hd

167.93

−6.35

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

34 lots · USDA AMS · Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle - Denison, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,792	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,457	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	784	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	890	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	207.48/cwt	206.00–208.00	994	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	890	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	196.58/cwt	187.50–204.00	1,028	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	958	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	179.98/cwt	174.00–188.00	1,040	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	157.00/cwt	154.00–160.00	948	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	173.67/cwt	165.00–177.25	1,078	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	167.38/cwt	158.50–177.75	1,135	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	162.89/cwt	156.50–172.50	1,181	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	157.05/cwt	151.75–160.50	1,214	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	155.12/cwt	150.50–156.75	1,272	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	155.33/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,347	206
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	148.64/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,388	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	996	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,479	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	577.58/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,958	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	733	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	168.99/cwt	167.00–170.00	794	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	146.70/cwt	146.00–147.00	747	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	162.35/cwt	155.00–166.50	844	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	163.79/cwt	156.50–167.25	952	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	825	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	143.72/cwt	143.50–145.00	903	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	155.42/cwt	147.50–163.50	981	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	152.13/cwt	144.00–157.25	1,030	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	147.22/cwt	144.50–150.00	1,054	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	142.81/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,097	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,171	49

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle - Denison, IA

Thu Jan 20, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 1,989Last week 2,263Year ago 2,033

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	431	170.00	170.00
14	—	840	140.00	140.00
22	—	520	155.00–166.50	162.35
24	—	470	167.00–170.00	168.99
49	—	850	137.75	137.75
73	—	677	144.00–157.25	152.13
92	—	581	156.50–167.25	163.79
91	—	716	144.50–150.00	147.22
7	—	339	560.00–600.00	577.58
94	—	768	140.00–144.00	142.81
96	—	631	147.50–163.50	155.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	581	142.00	142.00
10	—	509	146.00–147.00	146.70
4	—	490	152.00	152.00
4	—	387	165.00	165.00
21	—	628	143.50–145.00	143.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	206.00	206.00
46	—	578	174.00–188.00	179.98
40	—	621	165.00–177.25	173.67
129	—	934	146.00–152.00	148.64
206	—	867	154.00–156.00	155.33
157	—	773	151.75–160.50	157.05
4	—	390	630.00	630.00
76	—	725	156.50–172.50	162.89
22	—	479	206.00–208.00	207.48
40	—	523	187.50–204.00	196.58
151	—	678	158.50–177.75	167.38
60	—	996	148.50	148.50
3	—	320	560.00	560.00
122	—	820	150.50–156.75	155.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	185.00	185.00
6	—	392	200.00	200.00
3	—	535	179.00	179.00
10	—	604	154.00–160.00	157.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.